NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 1 – Barkley and the Kraken debut, Penguins roll without stars, ESPN plus blows, Kopitar and Bertuzzi shine
What an opening week for the NHL. No Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, or Evgeni Malkin. The Seattle Kraken launched their season with jerseys everyone loves, and people...
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Year
Disappointing Team - Vancouver Canucks - I was looking forward to seeing the Canucks taking the next step this season. But it was cautious optimism as young Pacific Division...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Preview
Here were go with the NHL COVID playoffs year two. While the division-only format didn't lead to a great regular season, it does lead to some highly compelling possible...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 16 – Thug Tom Wilson, Connor McDavid 100 Points, Rangers firings
Tom Wilson is a thug and needs to be banned from the NHL. I said something similar the last time he was suspended. His latest incident was worse, but...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 15 – Connor McDavid’s stellar season, Cole Caufield scores, Final playoff jockeying
We are into the final weeks of the COVID shorten NHL season, and there are only six playoff spots up for grabs. The three left in the North are...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 12 – Jack Campbell breaks records, Islanders load up, West division is a mess
Let's talk about the worst division in the NHL, the West. Before the season started, I said this division looks awful. Don't get me wrong. It has arguably two...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 10 – Peel fired, Sabres still suck, Zibanejad still hot, McDavid and Matthews show off
The big news this week was the firing of referee Tim Peel for calling a weak tripping penalty against the Nashville Predators. A horrified NHL acted swiftly to protect...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 8 – NHL back on ESPN, Hurricanes and Islanders hot
The big NHL news this week was the return to ESPN for the first time since 2004. It's incredible how much has changed since then.
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 7 – Fired Flames Coach, Angry Inept Sabres, Jerky Tom Wilson
Another week, another NHL head coach has been fired. This time after a big 7-3 win against the Ottawa Senators. Apparently, playing the Ottawa Senators will lead to your...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 5 – NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe, The Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid Show
When COVID hit, there wasn't any reason for the NHL to have their stadium series games. They decided to get creative and have the games in Lake Tahoe. Despite...